Renee M. Whiteside has assisted hundreds of individuals and organizations over the past twenty years in meeting their training needs. She has conceived, developed and implemented innovative training programs designed to fit the unique needs of our clients. She is a gifted communicator with powerful ability to communicate complex ideas to a variety of socioeconomic groups. She has worked in diversity for many years in a variety of settings both locally and nationally as General Partner of The Diversity Institute. Ms. Whiteside has audited a number of federal programs for adherence to quality and standards. She brings expertise in community engagement demonstrated by recent projects that include serving as consultant to SE Elder Friendly Collaborative, and as African American Outreach and Marketing Associate for the Kucinich Presidential Campaign. Ms Whiteside holds a BA in political science from Ohio Wesleyan University and a MS in Urban Planning from Cleveland State University. She holds certificates from the Local Officials Leadership Academy, Geauga Leadership, and Ethics for Chemical Dependency Professionals, Gestalt Institute of Cleveland.